1967 Mustang 2+2 Fastback, High Gloss

I purchased this beauty when I was in the Air Force in the early ‘70s, and immediately fell in with the ‘racing crowd’ on base. Even though she was not the fastest, in a time when muscle cars ruled, I was able to keep up with most – and no, I never got a ticket for being too crazy. She had a beautiful leather interior with a 3 speed on the floor, and an amazing Jensen sound system a friend and I spent a weekend installing. We also installed some pretty loud Thrush mufflers, which gave it a smooth but loud roar coming down the street.

My favorite thing to do on a weekend was to take her cruising on the Miracle Strip in North Florida, where I was stationed. I spent plenty of time on the beaches showing her off, along with some other friends who also owned what would be termed muscle car classics back then. Unfortunately, she was totaled a year or so before I left the service, cruising that very same strip one morning on the way to work at the base. Luckily, my roommate and I were not seriously injured, but my heart was broken since she could not be repaired. I actually did not know this picture existed until I visited my mother a few years ago and found it going through some older photos she had kept. To this day I wish that I still had that green apple beauty!

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